Person
George C. Scott
Actor · Director · Producer· Wise, Virginia, USA
George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American actor, director and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayals of the prosecutor Claude Dancer in Anatomy of a Murder (1959), General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove (1964), General George S. Patton in the film Patton (1970), and Ebenezer Scrooge in Clive Donner's film A Christmas Carol (1984).
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
General 'Buck' Turgidson · 1964
The Rescuers Down Under
McLeach (voice) · 1990
Patton
General George S. Patton Jr. · 1970
Anatomy of a Murder
AAG Claude Dancer · 1959
The Hustler
Bert Gordon · 1961
The Exorcist III
Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman · 1990
Firestarter
John Rainbird · 1984
The Changeling
John Russell · 1980
Filmography
62 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Rocky Marciano | Pierino Marchegiano | Film |
| 1999 | Gloria | Ruby | Film |
| 1999 | Inherit the Wind | Matthew Harrison Brady | Film |
| 1997 | Family Rescue | Clayton Hayes | Film |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men | Juror 3 | Film |
| 1995 | Angus | Grandpa Ivan | Film |
| 1995 | Tyson | Cus D'Amato | Film |
| 1994 | The Whipping Boy | Blind George | Film |
| 1993 | Malice | Dr. Martin Kessler | Film |
| 1993 | Curaçao | Cornelius Wettering | Film |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self | Film |
| 1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | McLeach (voice) | Film |
| 1990 | The Exorcist III | Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman | Film |
| 1990 | Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue | Smoke (voice) | Film |
| 1990 | Descending Angel | Florian Stroia | Film |
| 1989 | The Ryan White Story | Charles Vaughan Sr. | Film |
| 1987 | Mr. President | President Samuel A. Tresch | TV |
| 1987 | Pals | Jack Stobbs | Film |
| 1986 | The Murders in the Rue Morgue | Auguste Dupin | Film |
| 1986 | The Last Days of Patton | Gen. George S. Patton Jr. | Film |
| 1986 | Choices | Evan Granger | Film |
| 1984 | A Christmas Carol | Ebenezer Scrooge | Film |
| 1984 | Firestarter | John Rainbird | Film |
| 1983 | China Rose | Burton Allen | Film |
| 1982 | Oliver Twist | Fagin | Film |
| 1981 | Taps | General Harlan Bache | Film |
| 1980 | The Changeling | John Russell | Film |
| 1980 | The Formula | Barney Caine | Film |
| 1979 | Hardcore | Jake VanDorn | Film |
| 1978 | Movie Movie | Gloves Malloy / Spats Baxter | Film |
| 1977 | The Prince and the Pauper | The Ruffler | Film |
| 1977 | Islands in the Stream | Thomas Hudson | Film |
| 1975 | The Hindenburg | Col. Franz Ritter | Film |
| 1974 | The Bank Shot | Walter Upjohn Ballentine | Film |
| 1974 | The Savage Is Loose | John | Film |
| 1974 | The Savage Is Loose | Director | Film |
| 1974 | The Savage Is Loose | Producer | Film |
| 1973 | Oklahoma Crude | Noble 'Mase' Mason | Film |
| 1973 | The Day of the Dolphin | Jake Terrell | Film |
| 1972 | The New Centurions | Kilvinski | Film |
| 1972 | Rage | Dan Charles Logan | Film |
| 1972 | The Flim Flam Man | Mordecai | Film |
| 1972 | Rage | Director | Film |
| 1971 | The Last Run | Harry Garmes | Film |
| 1971 | The Hospital | Dr. Herbert Bock | Film |
| 1971 | They Might Be Giants | Justin Playfair | Film |
| 1970 | Patton | General George S. Patton Jr. | Film |
| 1970 | The Andersonville Trial | Self | Film |
| 1970 | Jane Eyre | Edward Rochester | Film |
| 1970 | The Andersonville Trial | Director | Film |
| 1968 | Petulia | Dr. Archie Bollen | Film |
| 1967 | The Flim-Flam Man | Mordecai Jones | Film |
| 1966 | The Bible: In the Beginning... | Abraham | Film |
| 1966 | Not With My Wife, You Don't! | 'Tank' Martin | Film |
| 1964 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Paolo Maltese | Film |
| 1964 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb | General 'Buck' Turgidson | Film |
| 1963 | The Power and the Glory | Police Lieutenant | Film |
| 1963 | East Side/West Side | Neil Brock | TV |
| 1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger | Anthony Gethryn | Film |
| 1961 | The Hustler | Bert Gordon | Film |
| 1959 | The Hanging Tree | George Grubb | Film |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder | AAG Claude Dancer | Film |
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